Gary Cooper

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The dashing, debonair Gary Cooper was Hollywood's quintessential leading man for decades and earned his spot on the American Film Institute's list of the 50 Greatest Screen Legends. Collected here are four of his best films, each pairing him with another legend, and each offering a trademark Cooper portrayal brought dazzlingly to life.

The Cowboy And The Lady (1938, 92 mins.): Poor Mary Smith can't go night-clubbing or have any other fun because any hint of scandal could damage her father's political career. She decides to rebel and convinces her two maids to let her go along with them on a blind date with some rodeo performers. She tells her date, Stretch, that she's a parlor maid and that she left home because her father beat her. The two fall in love and elope. Now Mary has a double dilemma: continuing her charade with Stretch and keeping her marriage a secret from her father.

The Real Glory (1939, 96 mins.):In 1906, the American army pulls out of Manila leaving a handful of officers to try and get the Philippines Constabulary into shape to protect the native population from ruthless invaders. By reputation and by their exploits the fearless zealots initially strike terror into the local militia, but the doctor on the post starts to finds ways to combat this.

Vera Cruz (1954, 94 mins.):Cooper and Burt Lancaster portray Benjamin Trane and Joe Erin, two daredevil mercenaries who journey to Mexico in search of adventure and cold hard cash during the 1866 revolution. But they get more than they bargained for when the wealthy and beautiful Countess Duvarre (Denise Darcel) hires them to escort her (and a fortune in gold!) to Emperor Maximilian's fighting forces in Vera Cruz.

The Winning Of Barbara Worth (1926, 89 mins.): A very popular silent western, this film features two engineers (Gary Cooper and Ronald Colman) vying for the affections of the adoptive daughter of a landowner while building a dam to irrigate the land. When the financing deal of the dam goes sour, the two rival engineers bury their differences and ride off on horses to get money to salvage the dam and save Worth, who is at the mercy of a lynch mob.

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Comedy | Comedy (General) | Drama | Historical | Love Story | Love Triangle | Love Triangles | Mexico | Western

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